Students Can Submit Research Abstracts Until March 27

Shelby Knappen, a nursing student, won first place in last year's research symposium for her honors thesis, "The Nutritional Value of School-Provided Lunches Compared to Home-Packed Lunches."
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Shelby Knappen, a nursing student, won first place in last year's research symposium for her honors thesis, "The Nutritional Value of School-Provided Lunches Compared to Home-Packed Lunches."

The College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas invites students to submit abstracts for its annual Honors Research Symposium on April 15. The deadline for submissions is March 27.

The symposium will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the Verizon Ballroom at the Arkansas Union. It is open to all College of Education and Health Professions undergraduate students, not just those in the college's honors program, which is part of the university's Honors College.

Cash prizes will be awarded.

Instructions on how to submit an abstract and other information are available on the college's Honors Program website. An abstract review process will begin March 2.

Contacts

Heidi Wells, director of communications
College of Education and Health Professions
479-575-3138, heidisw@uark.edu

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